Seizing the BOSS Template at the Start-Chapter 178 - 118: Fall of the God, Dividing the Spoils

His ring also suffered some damage, but the space ring is a rather solid piece of equipment, and some durability remains, so it shouldn't be a major issue.

He glanced toward the sky, seeing Charles and Pu Sheng rushing back the moment the crescent moon locked onto him.

Now darkness and scarlet intertwined once again, and Pu Sheng began casting curses from a distance.

With an explosion of darkness, the blood-red quickly converged, even the dark red sky above gathered toward Sessis, forming a massive blood-red cocoon in the sky.

The oppressive aura continued to overflow insanely, heralding the imminent arrival of the Ancient Gods' third stage, bringing even greater despair.

Pu Sheng ran without a second thought, shouting, "It's starting, He's about to erupt, run!"

Baiyi remained still, watching Charles rapidly distancing himself in the sky, only to stop a thousand meters away.

Charles was now covered in injuries, his aura weakened to an extreme, his Dark Power exhausted, much weaker than at the start.

He sighed helplessly, "There's no way, just use whatever cards we have left. These weak yet undying Ancient Gods have a strong survival ability; without erasing their fundamental power, we can only wear them down."

Boom!

Suddenly, Baiyi moved, charging toward the blood-red cocoon in the sky without warning.

At the same time, the previously defeated-looking Charles appeared at the front, leading the charge, as a frenzy of Calamity aura flashed abruptly.

Pu Sheng, who was previously running away, was now beside the two of them, reaching the surrounding of the cocoon.

At that moment, a terrifying aura circulated in the sky.

The dozens of meters high blood-red cocoon shattered suddenly, interrupting the third stage of Ancient God Sessis, and His body fell slowly like a broken sack.

On His face was a white mask, and the soul behind the mask had deep roots entrenched in the Ancient God's brain.

On His chest was a dark dagger, and His skin had turned a bizarre black.

Thud~

Sessis fell heavily to the ground, His condition extremely poor, His scarlet eyes peering through the mask at the three of them.

A low murmur escaped: "Ants...slaying a god,....I....I'm not sure....Sessis....who am I...."

The three ignored the Ancient God's final words, forming a triangle around Him, momentarily at a loss for words.

When the Embrace of Suffering first pierced into the Ancient God's body, it sent in a massive number of dormant Gold-devouring Insects.

Baiyi added a large amount of Alchemy Poison to these Gold-devouring Insects, with the sole effect of numbing the senses.

Coupled with the intense battle, while the God could have noticed, the chances of discovery were diminished.

And indeed, Baiyi's Gold-devouring Insects were nearly wiped out during the Ancient God's Tier Two activation.

Yet Baiyi observed through the Ancient God's state-switching behavior that there was a slight relaxation, akin to the relaxation after death. Though it may not have been obvious, it indeed existed.

Hence, when feeding the mask with Essence Blood earlier, Baiyi made a deal with the Embrace of Suffering, such as giving Sessis' soul to it in exchange for helping bring more Alchemy Poison and Gold-devouring Insects into the God's body.

This meant that now the God's body was full of Gold-devouring Insects; He had no chance to complete His metamorphosis.

Since when Gold-devouring Insects gnaw on divine flesh and blood, due to the strong divine power, micro explosions occur, albeit not very powerful ones.

But the location of the explosions mattered; in a place like the brain, even a God would sustain injuries, if not death.

However, He didn't expect that the two others would also have this plan, especially Pu Sheng.

Though appearing beaten, he still had tricks up his sleeve.

"You breached the contract." Baiyi looked at Pu Sheng and stated calmly.

As if to validate Baiyi's words, a terrifying Abyssal presence dyed the sky red, and an aura more threatening than the God began to spread.

Pu Sheng glanced at Charles and then at Baiyi, a Calamity aura erupted from within him, flashing madly in the sky, causing the Abyssal presence to hesitate briefly.

With a helpless shrug, he said, "Sorry, I now have a little bit of time. Let's discuss the distribution, I want His soul."

Charles looked at Pu Sheng, a bit helpless, "You're still not dead, it's absurd. Alright, I want the Ancient God's body."

Both glanced at Baiyi.

Baiyi pondered for a moment, now seven-tenths of the Gold-devouring Insects were consumed, the entire Magnetic Mechanism annihilated, the Dark Side illusion faltered, competing with them now seemed futile.

"The Scythe, World Core," Baiyi stated calmly.

"Perfect, no conflict here." Pu Sheng smiled, "All's well that ends well, my friends."

Charles had no objections either; if not for Baiyi's presence, he would've used the Divine Showcase regardless, though entering here would've been avoided.

As of now, acquiring a complete body was already deemed unimaginable good fortune.

And as for the God's task...he didn't concern himself. At the very least, he didn't view the Ancient God Scroll as the God's pawn; when his interest clashed with the God's, he would secure his own interests.

The God... Let's see what God can do in Xia...

Baiyi raised his hand.

Ting-ting-ting....

The rhythmic clinking of metal resonated as three mechanical cones abruptly appeared, rocketing toward the Ancient God's brow, heart, and neck.

[Ting, you have crossed ranks to slay an Ancient God...]

As the panel's voice echoed, the three exchanged glances and vanished from the spot simultaneously.

The God's figure rapidly disintegrated; Baiyi seized a purple orb with tinges of red and a scythe, reduced to three meters long.

The Ancient God's corpse was already gone.

Only Pu Sheng's infuriated shout lingered: "Baiyi, you tricked me? Get this damn mask off!!!"

Baiyi and Charles turned to leave, leaving only Pu Sheng's furious cries.

"Damn mask, stop devouring, I told you stop devouring! That's my soul!"

"Abyss, I want to offer an Ancient God's soul and the favor of the God of Calamity in my body as a sacrifice, to join the Abyss...."

"No, 70% of the Ancient God's soul and the Master of Calamity's favor, damn it, hurry up, 60% of the soul!!"

"Abyss, I c...."

Boom!

A scarlet lightning bolt struck down from the sky, leaving silence in its wake.